ELI’s new series of LinkedIn posts aim to provide a deeper understanding of environmental crime and criminal convergence ELI’s Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, kicked off the series by beginning to contextualize environmental/wildlife crime within the broader framework of criminal convergence. In his post, Crosta provides a nuanced understanding of environmental crimes, their nexus to other […]
ELI’s Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, joined a distinguished panel at the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) 31st session to discuss Ecocide ELI’s director Andrea Crosta with distinguished experts joined forces to provide insight and expertise regarding “ecocide”, which is broadly understood to mean mass damage and destruction of ecosystems – severe harm to nature […]
ELI’s Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, discusses ELI’s current investigations, trends in animal trafficking, and the importance of intelligence gathering as it pertains to stopping the illegal wildlife trade ELI’s Executive Director Andrea Crosta was recently featured in a special Spear Talk Podcast episode. Crosta discussed the intelligence trends of the past year which pertained to international traffickers and wildlife […]
ELI’s graphic novel about our work on the vaquita and wildlife crime was recently featured in the Washington Post for its innovative role in increasing public awareness regarding wildlife crime: In the spirit of the writing of John Le Carre and comic art of Joe Sacco, ELI’s graphic novels and comics depict the organization’s covert missions, and the actions of […]
ELI’s Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, presented at the TRANSACT conference alongside leading academic and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) active in the disruption of illicit commerce ETA is the world’s leading advocacy and trade association for the payments industry. At TRANSACT, financial institutions, networks, payments companies, fintech and technology innovators convened to shape and engage in dialogue […]
The Trafficking of Jaguar Parts and Shark Fins in the Americas: Applying A Criminal Convergence Framework to Environmental Crime Operation Jaguar and Operation Stella Maris are two of Earth League International’s most important ongoing operations in the Americas and Asia. On the surface, these two operations have different origins, addressing two different issues: Operation Jaguar is […]
At the Jackson Wild Summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, ELI’s executive director Andrea Crosta had the opportunity to share ELI’s work on the Vaquita and participate in a panel about Re-wilding and endangered species along with other important figures in the field to spark conversation about the current issues that we face. As the planet […]
A few high-profile totoaba poachers and traffickers have been arrested in Mexico, including a well known Chinese international trafficker (authorities had released his name as David H.), indicated by Earth League International since 2018 as one of the most important totoaba traffickers and the biggest danger to the vaquita. This person has been included in […]
ELI news release Bolivia arrests five of South America’s top jaguar traffickers as part of 3-year “Operation Jaguar” in collaboration with Earth League International Chinese nationals arrested for trafficking of jaguar fangs and bones from Bolivia to China are now behind bars or out on bail in Bolivia’s capital La Paz Arrests come after an extensive […]
ELI’s executive director Andrea Crosta Joined Italian Embassy in DC and U.S Experts in a Bilateral Collaboration to Protect Oceans and Marine Life This month, the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C organized a virtual panel that highlighted the collaboration and cooperation between Italy and the United States in their commitment to protect oceans, marine life and habitats. The event […]
